First, "Whispers of Death" undermine the construction of a New York power plant, leading the Master Detective into one of his strangest cases!

Then, a cryptic call for help from the Khan of Iraghan summons Nick Carter from his New York headquarters through a winding maze of murder leading to the Florida Everglades as he follows the deadly "Trail of the Scorpion."

BONUS: Nick Carter teams up with THE SHADOW in "Calling Nick Carter," a rare crossover from the Golden Age of Comics, and battles "The Voice of Crime" in a lost radio thriller!

SPECIAL RADIO SPIRITS VARIANT EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: Walter Gibson's behind-the-scenes memories of the creation of the NICK CARTER radio series, plus "125 Years of Nick Carter," a chronicle by popular culture historians J. Randolph Cox and Anthony Tollin!

This double-novel special edition leads off with a haunting skeleton cover by renowned illustrator Jerome Rozen, and also features the original pulp interior art by Harry S. Fisk and historical commentary by Will Murray.